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James Bond Island Tour: Explore Phang Nga Bay's Nature and Islands
3.7
32 Ratings
Wat Suwan Kuha (Cave Temple)
Embark on a thrilling James Bond Island tour and discover the stunning beauty of Phang Nga Bay. Explore nature, visit iconic islands, and immerse yourself in the local culture.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Wat Suwan Kuha (Cave Temple) - The locals call it Wat Tham, (which means the temple cave). The temple, built inside a cave has historical, theological and archeological value and is a popular site amongst local people as well as tourists.
What's Included
- First Aid Kit
- Life jacket
- Lunch, Drinking water, Fruit
- Experienced Tour Guide
- Complimentary hotel pickup in Krabi Town and Ao Nang
- Accident Insurance
What's Not Included
- National Park fee (300THB per adult and 200THB per child).
- Remote areas including Tub Kaek require an additional charge of THB100 per person
Additional Information
This journey will introduce you to the pristine natural beauty and the islands in Phang Nga Bay, such as the famous Tapu Island (James Bond Island), Panyee Island, Khao Khien, Khao Maju, Talu Island, and Suwannakhuha Temple. Tapu Island, one of the most well-known spots in Phang Nga Bay, was chosen as a filming location for a James Bond movie, which is how it earned its nickname, “James Bond Island”. Behold the magnificent limestone pillars of Khao Phing Kan, which translates to ‘hills leaning against each other’ in Thai, indicative of the islands’ interconnectedness. Enjoy a canoe ride on the glittering bay waters, exploring limestone caves and mangrove forests. Visit the Muslim fishing community on Koh Panyee, another highlight of this tour. Have lunch at a local restaurant to experience local life. Lastly, visit Suwan Khuha Temple, popularly known as “Monkey Cave Temple”.
- Child ticket age between 4-11 years.
- There is a minimum of 10 people required to run this tour! On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund
- Guests who are pregnant or have high blood pressure, heart disease and bone diseases are not recommended to join the tour
- If you stay at Railay Beach, we offer a pickup service from the boat ticket office at Ao Nam Mao Pier which is just a 15-minute longtail boat ride from Railay East.
- If you stay in Ton Sai, please come to the meeting point at Phra Nang Inn reception in Ao Nang.
- If you stay at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas, please take the hotel shuttle boat to Nopparat Thara Pier in Ao Nang.
Location
Wat Suwan Kuha (Cave Temple)
Krasom Subdistrict
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.7
(32 Ratings)
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Jannette_h
Aug 4, 2023
Sisters trip - My sister and I had an awesome time visiting James Bond Island as well as the other stops including the water village. The highlight of our trip was the guided canoe ride to the huge rock formations and to the caves, it was awesome!! We even saw a walking fish. The lunch at the water village was tasty and we even had time to explore the village which was fascinating. I would definitely recommend this trip.
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Q7236evcl
Mar 6, 2023
Good organisation and worthy trip - The tour was perfectly planned. Car perfect on time, very good directions from tour guide Cindy, very good time schedule and activities. The lunch was very good, the canoo-trip a definitive highlight. I would advise everybody who is interested in not-touristic-tours to book here. The communication with oh hoo was not easy, because I couldn´t reach his office on the phone until 5 Minutes before the car came, but I trusted and it worked out. He sent mails, so I knew I´m on the list.
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Miles_a
Jan 19, 2023
Beautiful island, great lunch and fun canoe ride. - Despite a two hour van ride to get to the pier the trip was great. James Bond island was beautiful with fun souvenir shops and ice cream. A good lunch with nice views then an amazing canoe ride. The two person canoes with a guide paddled around Talu island through caves and with “walking” fish.
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Amytanti
Jul 3, 2023
A little disorganized and they merge folks into a 40 group tour. - Unlike other tours, there were literally four vans worth of people with just one guide. It wasn’t as organized as other tours. We first arrived at the temple amid a bit of chaos. It was raining but we were joined by the second van load of people and were trying to figure out what was going on. After we spent a little time in the temple, we headed over to the boat dock. There we were thrown together with two more vans worth of people. We didn’t really understand what was going on but followed to the dock. There was a large long boat for our now group of 40 or so. The sights were nice, but it was a bit stressful and the disorganization compared to other tours we’ve been in made the beginning not so great. (I felt ready to just leave.) It ended up ok and the lunch setting at the floating village was nice. I think our guide tried, but seriously, with 40 people, it wasn’t fair to put it all on Cindy. I don’t know if other tours groups do it better, but of all our tours (and we did at least seven during our time), this was our least favorite.
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Ashley_b
Jan 10, 2023
Really good but could be improved - Really loved seeing the James Bond island and the beautiful views but felt the time was minimal for payee island.
The kayak was the best part and made the whole trip.
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Erwin_s
Dec 3, 2023
Average experience - The views are amazing, but you will learn nothing about the history of the visited attractions or nature.
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Romina_p
Oct 7, 2023
Good places, bad guide - The places we visited were truly gorgeous. However, in terms of leader this was their worst trip I’ve had in Thailand. We visited the temple on our own without having any information about it. In every other trip the guide would talk to us explaining when it was built, how, etc. They also often added some typical things about the area we were in (about language, food, school, people,…). We never knew what we were supposed to do and hardly ever got the chance to ask questions. Also, during the canoe trip we were basically forced to give the driver a tip, and also set a minimum amount. It should be up to us to decide if and how much to give, especially since this had already been paid.
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Giorgia_b
May 1, 2024
Meaningless and touristy - We got picked up on time but the picking up of the whole group after us lasted at least 2 hours. Once arrived to the cave temple the guide only told us where the entrance was and where to see the monkeys, not a single word about the temple. We had very little time to visit it. The James Bond island and Talu caves parts where fine but very touristy and the water wasn't that good to take a swim. The last stop of the tour was the village Ko Panyee where the main attraction was the lunch, not a word was said from the guide about the village. We were dropped like a package for each stop, the guide was friendly but it's clear that the goal of these tours is to give people the impression that they're traveling
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Sfaxi
Mar 9, 2024
Very unpleasant visit, not in accordance with the reservation and too expensive value for money - Tripadvisor should change provider for the following reasons:
- My reservation specified that the group would be a maximum of 15, but there were around 50 of us!
- The starting point of the excursion is poorly specified and the travel time by van is in fact too long from Ao Nang (1h45 one way)
- The guide is odious:
* he doesn't wait until all the vans have arrived to give the very rudimentary information
* On the different sites (cave, fishing village, James Bond Island), he "drops off" people without giving any explanation.
* The canoe activity time is not respected (25 minutes instead of 1 hour) and is not very interesting: going around a rock.
Conclusion :
Value for money, it's way too expensive and Tripadvisor should change provider
1st experience with TripAdvisor very disappointing whereas with Guet your guide, never any problems!
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Courtney_l
Aug 26, 2023
Perfect place, HORRIBLE TOUR - Beautiful place, horrible tour!! Do this trip through another company. The sights are worth seeing but we had the worst tour guide ever. So mean. Never smiled. Barked at us through a megaphone even though we were all two feet away. The tour was rushed, every worker was annoyed and seemed to hate tourists. Find another tour to see this beautiful beautiful place!!!
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